Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 06

1831  On this day in history birth of joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1833  On December - 06 birth of john Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916   

1841  Frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870) was born on this day in history.   

1843  On December - 06 birth of albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher   

1846  Henryk Jarecki, composer was born on December - 06.   

1849  August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945) was born on December - 06.   

1853  On this day in history birth of haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931)   

1863  On December - 06 birth of charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914)   

1870  On this day in history birth of william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)   

1872  Mikulas Moyzes, composer was born on December - 06.   

1872  On December - 06 birth of william S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946)   

1875  On December - 06 birth of evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)   

1876  Fred Duesenberg, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932) was born on December - 06.   

1884  On this day in history birth of rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)   

1885  On this day in history birth of albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)   

1886  Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) was born on December - 06.   

1887  On December - 06 birth of joseph Lamb, composer   

1887  On this day in history birth of lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man)   

1888  On December - 06 birth of will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949)   

1890  Dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history birth of yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951)   

1890  On this day in history birth of rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)   

1892  F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Lina Carstens, Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On December - 06 birth of lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960)   

1896  Arnold Foster, composer was born on this day in history.   

1896  George Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears) was born on this day in history.   

1896  Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm) was born on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history birth of john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1897  O W Cisek, writer was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist   

1898  On December - 06 birth of gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974)   

1898  Herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine) was born on this day in history.   

1899  Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith was born on December - 06.   

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0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)